LinkedIn Rewind 2024 by Coauthor.studio

Here’s my 2024 LinkedIn Rewind, by Coauthor.studio:

In 2024, what began in Florence-Firestone transformed into an international movement. Embedded Planning won.

When I started this praxis in South Central LA, some planning figureheads viewed street-level planning work with skepticism. Today, planning organizations are implementing Embedded Planning praxis as official policy. The City of Fort Wayne didn’t just adopt our approach — they embraced it fully, showing what’s possible when management supports planners working directly from community spaces.

This year validated what our community knew all along: We Cannot Plan From Our Desks.

Key transformations:
• Fort Wayne’s formal implementation of Embedded Planning with full institutional support
• Florence-Firestone Community Organization’s expansion of street-level programs
• FFCO’s Latin Labic + Expo Kermesse bringing creative placemaking to South Central LA
• Growing recognition through APA Planning Advocate and Pioneer awards
• Cal Poly Pomona Urban and Regional Planning students advancing community-centered research

Three posts that captured our movement’s growth:

“What’s exciting is that Dan Baisden and the team have fully implemented it with support from the city of Fort Wayne. It’s the opposite of what I dealt with.”
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269035353406087168/

“What began in Florence-Firestone is now a planning praxis in other states, regions, countries, and hemispheres. We have built the future of planning.”
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7213357453130760192/

“Our Latin Labic success showed how creative placemaking strengthens community bonds while informing better planning visioning.”
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7241581623320666113/

Looking ahead: As Embedded Planning expands globally in 2025, our focus remains clear — rebuilding trust through street-level planning while keeping our trailblazing work in Florence-Firestone as our north star.

To every planner now embedding themselves in communities, and to every community member who showed us the way: this transformation belongs to all of us. The future of planning isn’t in our offices. It’s on the streets, in the neighborhoods, with the people.